A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.

While only a direct hit will be damaging to Earth, just encountering our gravity may trigger on Apophis what would be called ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

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The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis.

Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would ...

Researchers have found evidence of the collision between Earth and an asteroid nicknamed S2 the size of four Mount Everests – that’s 200 times larger than the asteroid that hit our planet at ...

A house-sized asteroid is set to fly past Earth on 20 October. Known as 2024 SH1, the asteroid measures around 48 feet across. It will safely pass by at a distance of 1,520,000 miles. NASA ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is making significant progress in its efforts to rendezvous with an asteroid that will closely approach Earth in 2029. The mission, known as the Rapid Apophis ...

Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but there are a few with very real chances of making contact. What happens if a large asteroid or comet hits Earth? Presidential candidate ...

MILAN — The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with an asteroid due to make a close approach to Earth in 2029 ... mission can hit the ground running ...

NASA has issued a warning of a stadium-sized asteroid heading straight towards Earth at high speed. The asteroid about 710 feet wide, comparable to a stadium, will approach the blue planet on ...